Quantum Theory
Claimed by Chris Cooper
The Main Idea
Quantum theory is the accepted modern explanation of the observed behaviors of matter based upon atomic energy and particle interactions. After many notable physicists had hypothesized and disproved various theories to describe the structure of the atom, scientists arrived at the Bohr Model, which currently has the most support from other work and theories from quantum mechanics. After the Rutherford's Gold Foil Experiment, the idea came about that the atom actually exists as many particles held together or near each other by electromagnetic force, which is the attraction or repulsion of charged particles, or the strong force, which holds protons and neutrons together at the nucleus of an atom, and that between these particles there is nothing but empty space. Why these particles stay together in certain configurations and their reactions to incidence with energy or other other particles is explained by quantum physics.
A Mathematical Model
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A Computational Model
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See also
- Atomic Theory
- Bohr Model
- Electronic Energy Levels and Photons
- Rutherford Experiment and Atomic Collisions
Further reading
Chabay R., Sherwood B. Matter and Interactions. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2015. Print.
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